Location: Sheriff's Headquarters, 833 S. Akers St., Visalia

Incident Date: 6/29/18

Incident Time: 1000-1300 hours

City: Visalia

Posted by: Media Relations

Sheriff Mike Boudreaux invites the public, friends, family and fellow law enforcement partners to a special open house Friday, June 29, at Headquarters, in honor of Undersheriff Robin Skiles who is retiring after a 31-year career at the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.

Who: Sheriff Mike Boudreaux 
What: Open House in honor of Undersheriff Robin Skiles retiring from the Sheriff’s Office
When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2018
Where: Sheriff’s Headquarters, 833 S. Akers St. Use the north entrance.
Info: Teresa Douglass, PIO, (559) 802-9412

While Undersheriff Skiles said he’s been looking forward to his retirement, leaving his colleagues behind is not easy.

“This is harder than I thought it was going to be,” he said. “You build relationships with people in this agency and go through indescribable things with them that makes it very hard to leave.”

Sheriff Boudreaux said Undersheriff Skiles will be greatly missed.

“Undersheriff Skiles was more than my right-hand man,” he said. “We have been partners throughout this department for the last 31 years. He is my good friend, as well as my Undersheriff. I am sad to see him go, but wish him the best on his retirement.”

Undersheriff Skiles said he is grateful to the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office.

“I appreciate each and every one of you,” he said. “If you ever need anything, I will always be here. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for everything.”

Biography

Undersheriff Skiles began his career as a Deputy Sheriff Trainee in August of 1987, after graduating from the 63rd Tulare/Kings POST Basic Academy. That same year, he was promoted to Deputy I and assigned to the Tulare County Correctional Center.

As a Deputy, he worked in Detentions, Patrol, STEP, Narcotics and Violent Crimes.

In 2002, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and returned to the Detentions Division, working at the Tulare County Correctional Center, Main Jail, and the Bob Wiley Detention Facility. In 2005, he transferred from Detentions to the Operations Division in the Internal Affairs Unit.

He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2005 and was assigned to Night Watch. 

In 2006, he returned to the Porterville Substation and remained at the substation until 2010 when he was promoted to Captain, assigned to the Detentions Division. In 2012, he transferred to the Operations Division. 

In 2013, he was appointed as the Acting Assistant Sheriff, and in 2015, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux appointed Captain Skiles as his Undersheriff.

Undersheriff Skiles and his wife, Susie, have a daughter, Summer, and a son, Dustin. They have five grandchildren. Their son, Dustin, is following in his father’s footsteps and works as a deputy at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office.

On Friday, June 29, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., there will be an open house at TCSO Headquarters, 833 S. Akers St, Visalia. Please join Sheriff Boudreaux in wishing Undersheriff Skiles a happy and healthy retirement.